Civil War; The Battle of Stanardsville
Virginia oozes history – every town has associations with the Revolution or the Civil War and no more so than Richmond, the once capital of the confederacy and now the capital of the state.
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Friday, September 11, 2026
History
The Museum of Frontier Culture
For us, space was the final frontier. In Southeast America in the 1700s, the final frontier was overcoming the mountains. By the 1730s the Valley of Virginia was home to many settlers from England, Ireland, and Germany
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Top Historic Sites in Malta
The Knights Hospitaller ruled Malta and nearby Gozo for almost 300 years -between 1530 and 1798.
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A Short History of the Kayak
The Kayak has been used for both transport and sport since ancient times across the world. The Inuits were the first people in the world to invent the kayak.
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Gold in Ghana
Africa is home to some of the world’s largest gold reserves, with several countries holding more than 100 metric tons of the precious metal.
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